Meridian Care Of Alice
219 N KING ST, Alice, TX, 78332-4841
Federal Quality Data
Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 201 · avg 121 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 30.5% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 28.6% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 143852
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 201 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 62 Medicare-only · 139 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- December 1, 2024
- Current license expires
- December 1, 2027
- Initial license date
- April 14, 1979
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Rj Meridian Care Of Alice Ltd (LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- Administrator
- Charity J Webster
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the rj Meridian Care.
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Charity Webster
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Sergio s Cantu
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Jay Balentine
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Ramiro g Lozano
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Yvonne Tello
Operational/managerial Control · since 2014
- r j Meridian Care Management Company Llc
General Partnership Interest · 1% · since 2008
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 10)
- D0550·Dec 3, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D0760·Aug 29, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D0755·Jan 16, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0656·Jan 16, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0925·Oct 26, 2023
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- D0921·Oct 26, 2023
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E0908·Oct 26, 2023
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- F0812·Oct 26, 2023
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Fire-safety citations
5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Oct 26, 2023. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
About this community
Meridian Care Of Alice is a 201-bed nursing home in Alice, TX, licensed since 1979 and currently active through December 2027. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with a 5-star health inspection rating and 4-star staffing rating. The quality measures rating is 1 star — the lowest tier. The facility is operating at roughly 60% of licensed beds, well below typical occupancy for similarly sized Texas nursing homes.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here at 4 stars — placing this facility in roughly the top 9% of Texas nursing homes on staffing. Each resident receives about 197 minutes of total nursing care per day. Registered nurse coverage runs about 29 minutes per resident per day, compared to 37 minutes at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas.
About 3 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year — below the Texas 25th-percentile cutoff of 42%, meaning turnover is better than roughly three-quarters of nursing homes in the state. RN turnover follows a similar pattern, with about 3 in 10 RNs departing over the same period, also below the state's 25th-percentile threshold.
The quality measures rating is 1 star — the lowest CMS tier — on both long-stay measures. That rating reflects outcomes like pressure wounds, falls with injury, and use of antipsychotic medications, scored against Texas peers. The staffing picture and low turnover sit alongside a 1-star outcome rating; those two facts point in different directions.
The facility is running at roughly 60% of its 201 licensed beds, with about 121 residents on an average day. That occupancy level is lower than what comparable Texas nursing homes typically carry.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
What's behind the 1-star quality rating
CMS rates outcomes here at 1 star despite a 4-star staffing rating — ask which specific measures drove that score and what the facility is doing to address them.
Why occupancy is at 60 percent
With about 121 residents in a 201-bed facility, ask whether low census reflects a recent discharge trend, referral patterns, or something else affecting the resident population.
How RN coverage is scheduled daily
Reported RN hours run about 29 minutes per resident per day — ask how registered nurse presence is distributed across shifts, including nights and weekends.
Weekend staffing levels in practice
CMS data shows weekend nursing hours of about 2.7 hours per resident per day, below the weekday figure — ask how staffing is maintained on Saturdays and Sundays.
How the Resident Council operates
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask how family members raise concerns, how often the council meets, and whether meeting notes are shared.
Care planning process for new residents
Given the gap between staffing ratings and outcome ratings, ask how individualized care plans are developed, reviewed, and updated as a resident's needs change.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHSC licensing registry, snapshot as of April 16, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
- Summary, insights, and tour questions: Written from the state licensing and CMS records above, last updated April 19, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.